Where does “金髪” come from?

金髪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

金髪 (Japanese): blond hair

Definitions

  1. blond hair

Ancestry of “金髪”, step by step

金髪 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
2Middle Chinese金—

via Japanese 髪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese髪hair on the head
Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →